Protect Yourself and Your Stuff with These Gadgets
Protecting yourself, your home and your car is getting easier with so many gadgets on the market designed to do just that. Alarm systems...
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Lisa Jevens
JOURNALIST, BRANDED CONTENT WRITER, EDITOR
- Oct 16, 2015
Providing For Your Pet
​ Have you ever thought about what will happen to your dog or cat if you arrive at the Happy Hunting Grounds before they do? This is a...
- Sep 18, 2015
Green Burials Leave a Smaller Environmental Footprint
Would you like your final legacy to be a gift to the planet? Having a green burial is one way to do that. Though the term green burial is...
- Sep 18, 2015
Best Cars for Retirees
Have you aged out of your car? If your life has changed post-retirement, why not shop for a new vehicle to match your new lifestyle? A...
- Sep 5, 2015
Wine Tasting 101
​​When visiting a wine tasting room in Michigan, the first thing to do is relax, says Marie-Chantal Dalese of Chateau Chantal near...
- Sep 5, 2015
Michigan Wine Country is Ripe For the Sipping
​​ Sipping a glass of your favorite wine, or discovering a new favorite, while overlooking the rolling hills of a vineyard or sparkling...
- Aug 31, 2015
How to burn the same calories as running, without the impact
In-line skating probably is an activity you remember fondly from childhood. However, there’s a resurgence in in-line skating among adults...
- Jul 30, 2015
Horseback riding as equine therapy
From young children with autism to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder to seniors with Alzheimer's disease — and just typical...
- Jul 7, 2015
Rain Barrels Save Water and Money
Rain barrels are simply the easiest and cheapest way to conserve water and garden more organically. Here are some common questions and...
- Jul 1, 2015
Basic self-defense everyone should know
When it comes to self-defense, your best moves are not maneuvers you’ve only read about or seen in movies — experts encourage you to take...
- Jun 19, 2015
Beach Gear for Sun, Surf and Sand
Remember the pure joy of going to the beach? If you haven’t done it in a while, it might be time to give it a try. What can be better for...
- Jun 19, 2015
Great Midwestern Beaches and Beach Towns
​​ If you’ve ever driven down Lake Shore Drive in summer, you’ve seen the crowded beaches, distinctive boat-shaped concession stand,...
- Jun 12, 2015
7 Sleep Tips for Summer Nights
It’s summertime, and sleeping is often not all that easy. With or without air conditioning, many people have trouble sleeping in warm...
- May 18, 2015
How to Sleep When Plagued with Allergies
Do you suffer from daily sneezing, sniffling, runny nose, watery eyes or clogged sinuses? You could be one of the millions of people with...
- May 15, 2015
Gadgets Help Arthritis Sufferers Get a Grip
In addition to being painful, arthritis can be limiting. Simple everyday tasks become major challenges. Fortunately, many clever,...
- May 15, 2015
Swap your dumbphone for a smartphone
If you are intrigued by the convenience of having a cellphone, answering machine, GPS, CD collection, daily newspaper, email, camera,...
- May 15, 2015
Are you ready for a knee replacement?
​​ If you think you are too young to be one of the 600,000 folks considering having knee replacement this year, you may be surprised....
- May 15, 2015
Make your garden pet-friendly
We often think of dogs and cats as strictly carnivores, but it is common for them to chew on and eat many types of plants. While most...
- Apr 22, 2015
How to Grow Your Own Fruit
Do you dream of enjoying the mouthwatering sweetness of a fresh pear, the crunch of a good apple, or a juicy red strawberry simply by...
- Apr 2, 2015
How to Soothe Pets During a Storm
Fear of thunderstorms is primal. Children often run and hide when thunder booms and lightning flashes. Your pet may have the same fear...
- Mar 20, 2015
Home health technology can save the day
Monitoring your health at home has become easier with products that used to be found only in a doctor’s office. Home safety monitoring...
- Mar 20, 2015
This is your life: Autobiography program helps write your memoirs
An 11-year-old girl huddles with schoolmates in a bunker in wartime Bremen, Germany. Air raid sirens blare, and bombs explode around...
- Mar 18, 2015
Ideas for Storing Your Pet's Stuff
Gone are the days when a dog had nothing but a collar to its name and a cat had a lowly litter box. Today's pampered pets have it all:...
- Mar 11, 2015
Children can't care for pets alone
If you are about to cave in to your child’s pleas for a pet, you are on the precipice of an extremely important and exciting decision for...
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